Abel’s Diner

If you’ve never tried Abel’s Diner, you should. It’s worth the 20-minute drive north on Interstate 35. This restaurant won best restaurant in the northeast area of the city in the Express-News Readers Choice Awards a few years ago, and those readers who voted for Abel’s knew what they were talking about.

This small restaurant at the corner of IH 35 North and FM 3009 serves up some great homestyle food, and some of the best yeast rolls you’ll ever taste. We’ve sampled the fried chicken breast, grilled chicken, fried fish, burgers and more and never gone wrong with anything we selected. The veggies are freshly made and perfectly seasoned. And the desserts are a delight.

The restaurant came to mind this afternoon because a reader wrote to tell us about the restaurant. “People from work around the area or visitors or neighbors come to that place to eat. It’s delicious,” the writer said.

It is, and we appreciated her taking the time to write and remind us about Abel’s Diner. It can get crowded on weekend evenings, but service is good and we’re generally seated pretty quickly.

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